Construction update

The weeks are going by way to quickly, it seems like the summer is coming to a close, last week brought us lovely warm weather however this Sunday morning we had temperatures down to 7 degrees. The leaves on most trees are starting to change and before we know it we will be on the leaf collector daily. The grass is still growing readily and we are finding it difficult to keep on top of all areas. Many might say why have we taken on so much when the grass is still growing. The answer is simply during the winter when we have more time the areas where we are working are simply inaccessible or would cause to much damage to the rest of the course trying to get the work done. We hope to get all the heavy work done, leading soil, in the next 3 weeks, after that we will slow done the pace and catch up on all other work before finishing off the construction projects.

So a catch up on the work first far, the 20th hump at the back left of the green is finished and has been seeded. The back of the 25th tee has been reshaped and seeded. The area outside the green keepers shed has been stoned and leveled. The 22nd tee has been graded and topsoil has been added, just needed root zone and turf. The 16th ditch has been started, the enclosed section dug started to be dug out ready for pipe, we hope to continue this section this week coming. The rest of the ditch has been marked and levels taken to ensure flow is correct.

The 2nd, 3rd and 5th green are still showing signs of anthracnose disease, the 2nd the worst effected, they have been treated with extra fertiliser to boost there recovery and health but the damage has been done and will take time to recover. Dews on a morning and high humidity are a recipe for disease, hopefully we can limit the damage to these greens. As temperatures drop and humidity decreases the pressure will also decrease. Entering winter its important we limit disease damage, fungicides are sprayed preventatively however anthracnose is very difficult to prevent and cure using fungicides. Stress caused through renovations are the main contributing factors to sparking outbreaks.